Migrant Farm Workers in the 1960s - 1500s symbolic piece “Los Vendidos”, because at that time each individual had a label against racial prejudice (GlassGlassvisage.hubpages.com 1). It showed how Mexicans were treated by society, and they all spoke Spanish and worked together. The characters attached to the labels were creations of the company (Glassvisage). Valdez describes the prejudice that all Americans feel the need to be superior to others and to be in control (Glassvisage). Glassvisage states that Honest Sancho's used car lot in the play, titled "Honest Sancho's Used Mexican Lot", compares Mexicans to objects, which is how they probably felt when they were stereotyped (Glassvisage). Honest Sancho sells robots representing Mexicans to Americans and describes them in technical terms. The last sentence of the play is that of the revolutionary who describes the robot Sancho as "It's the best model we have!" » (Glassface). Mexicans realize that if no action is taken, more names will be created and prejudices will persist, and people's mentalities will only renew themselves as society changes (Glassvisage). Glassvisage states that Miss Jimenez comes to the used car lot looking for a Mexican for Governor Reagan's administration, decides they are not up to the job, and represents the similar attitude of some people when they see a skin color or hear an accent; automatic stereotyping (Glassvisage 2). The author states that many people are judgmental and often don't realize it at the time. Valdez knew that Mexicans faced these prejudices, but that didn't mean they were... middle of paper...... Ldez and his theater grew by bringing Chicano theater to Broadway and into other commercial theaters and moving into commercial film and television. (Pendergast) Works Cited Malpica, Daniel M. “Indigenous Mexican Migrants in the City of Los Angeles: Social Networks and Social Capital Among Zapotec Workers.” Dissertations & Theses (2008): 141. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Full Text.Peach, Hedley G. “Letter to the Editor: Migrant Agricultural Workers and Health.” » Rural and Remote Health 13.2 (2013): 2337. MEDLINE Complete. Internet. May 2, 2014. Pendergast, Sara and Pendergast, Ted. “Valdez, Luis (1940-).” Gale Virtual Reference Library (2000): 15. St. James Press. Sosnowski, Jana. “A Character Analysis of “Los Vendidos”.” Synonym-Demand Media (2014). Face, Glass. ““Los Vendidos,” Luis Valdez: Using Stereotypes to End Racism.” Glass Face (2012): 6.

Essay / Migrant Farm Workers in the 1960s - 1500s symbolic piece “Los Vendidos”, because at that time each individual had a label against racial prejudice (GlassGlassvisage.hubpages.com 1). It showed how Mexicans were treated by society, and they all spoke Spanish and worked together. The characters attached to the labels were creations of the company (Glassvisage). Valdez describes the prejudice that all Americans feel the need to be superior to others and to be in control (Glassvisage). Glassvisage states that Honest Sancho's used car lot in the play, titled "Honest Sancho's Used Mexican Lot", compares Mexicans to objects, which is how they probably felt when they were stereotyped (Glassvisage). Honest Sancho sells robots representing Mexicans to Americans and describes them in technical terms. The last sentence of the play is that of the revolutionary who describes the robot Sancho as "It's the best model we have!" » (Glassface). Mexicans realize that if no action is taken, more names will be created and prejudices will persist, and people's mentalities will only renew themselves as society changes (Glassvisage). Glassvisage states that Miss Jimenez comes to the used car lot looking for a Mexican for Governor Reagan's administration, decides they are not up to the job, and represents the similar attitude of some people when they see a skin color or hear an accent; automatic stereotyping (Glassvisage 2). The author states that many people are judgmental and often don't realize it at the time. Valdez knew that Mexicans faced these prejudices, but that didn't mean they were... middle of paper...... Ldez and his theater grew by bringing Chicano theater to Broadway and into other commercial theaters and moving into commercial film and television. (Pendergast) Works Cited Malpica, Daniel M. “Indigenous Mexican Migrants in the City of Los Angeles: Social Networks and Social Capital Among Zapotec Workers.” Dissertations & Theses (2008): 141. ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Full Text.Peach, Hedley G. “Letter to the Editor: Migrant Agricultural Workers and Health.” » Rural and Remote Health 13.2 (2013): 2337. MEDLINE Complete. Internet. May 2, 2014. Pendergast, Sara and Pendergast, Ted. “Valdez, Luis (1940-).” Gale Virtual Reference Library (2000): 15. St. James Press. Sosnowski, Jana. “A Character Analysis of “Los Vendidos”.” Synonym-Demand Media (2014). Face, Glass. ““Los Vendidos,” Luis Valdez: Using Stereotypes to End Racism.” Glass Face (2012): 6.

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